The Giangrande surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 638 people carried this name — #35,294 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 454,500 people counted. That is up 6% from 600 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Giangrande surname
A surname originating as a patronymic.
From Gian (“John”) + grande (“big”).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Giangrande» (Italian), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 70 people named Giangrande live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 64 people named Giangrande.
17 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 11 départements, most often Rhône.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
28 people named Giangrande live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Aargau.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
Who carried it
People named Giangrande,
with a public archive behind them.
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Lawrence Giangrande 1921–2006 · university teacher
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Giuseppe Giangrande 1926–2013 · university teacher
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Giuseppe Giangrande 1926–2013 · university teacher
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Michael Giangrande Sr. 1941–2020
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Adriana Giangrande 1955– · researcher
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Giuseppe Giangrande 1963– · military personnel
Wikidata (CC0) · 7 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Giangrande.
- Giacomo 464 · U.S. census
- Giacone 420 · U.S. census
- Giacopelli 205 · U.S. census
- Giambrone 1,678 · U.S. census
- Gianella 141 · U.S. census
- Gianelli 354 · U.S. census
- Giangrasso 336 · U.S. census
- Giangreco 396 · U.S. census
- Giani 207 · U.S. census
- Gianini 124 · U.S. census
- Giannelli 893 · U.S. census
- Giannetti 1,120 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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